Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I received | 'ana gahadtaacnaa gaHadt | أنا َ جـَحـَدت |
| We received | 'ihna gahadnaiicHnaa gaHadnaa | إحنا َ جـَحـَدنا |
| You(m) received | 'inta gahadtiicnta gaHadt | إنت َ جـَحـَدت |
| You(f) received | 'inti gahadtiiicnti gaHadty | إنت ِ جـَحـَدتي |
| You(pl) received | 'intu gahadtuiicntoo gaHadtoo | إنتوا جـَحـَدتوا |
| He/it(m) received | huwa gahadhuwa gaHad | هـُو َ جـَحـَد |
| She/it(f) received | hiya gahadithiya gaHadit | هـِي َ جـَحـَد ِت |
| They received | humma gahaduhumma gaHadoo | هـُمّ َ جـَحـَدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might receive | 'ana yimkin 'aghadaacnaa yimkin aacgHad | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجحـَد |
| We might receive | 'ihna yimkin nighadiicHnaa yimkin nigHad | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجحـَد |
| You(m) might receive | 'inta yimkin tighadiicnta yimkin tigHad | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجحـَد |
| You(f) might receive | 'inti yimkin tighadiiicnti yimkin tigHady | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجحـَدي |
| You(pl) might receive | 'intu yimkin tighaduiicntoo yimkin tigHadoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجحـَدوا |
| He/it(m) might receive | huwa yimkin yighadhuwa yimkin yigHad | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجحـَد |
| She/it(f) might receive | hiya yimkin tighadhiya yimkin tigHad | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجحـَد |
| They might receive | humma yimkin yighaduhumma yimkin yigHadoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجحـَدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I receive | 'ana baghadaacnaa bagHad | أنا َ بـَجحـَد |
| We receive | 'ihna binighadiicHnaa binigHad | إحنا َ بـِنـِجحـَد |
| You(m) receive | 'inta bitighadiicnta bitigHad | إنت َ بـِتـِجحـَد |
| You(f) receive | 'inti bitighadiiicnti bitigHady | إنت ِ بـِتـِجحـَدي |
| You(pl) receive | 'intu bitighaduiicntoo bitigHadoo | إنتوا بـِتـِجحـَدوا |
| He/it(m) receives | huwa biyighadhuwa biyigHad | هـُو َ بـِيـِجحـَد |
| She/it(f) receives | hiya bitighadhiya bitigHad | هـِي َ بـِتـِجحـَد |
| They receive | humma biyighaduhumma biyigHadoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجحـَدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will receive | 'ana haghadaacnaa hagHad | أنا َ هـَجحـَد |
| We will receive | 'ihna hanighadiicHnaa hanigHad | إحنا َ هـَنـِجحـَد |
| You(m) will receive | 'inta hatighadiicnta hatigHad | إنت َ هـَتـِجحـَد |
| You(f) will receive | 'inti hatighadiiicnti hatigHady | إنت ِ هـَتـِجحـَدي |
| You(pl) will receive | 'intu hatighaduiicntoo hatigHadoo | إنتوا هـَتـِجحـَدوا |
| He/it(m) will receive | huwa hayighadhuwa hayigHad | هـُو َ هـَيـِجحـَد |
| She/it(f) will receive | hiya hatighadhiya hatigHad | هـِي َ هـَتـِجحـَد |
| They will receive | humma hayighaduhumma hayigHadoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجحـَدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) receive! | 'ighadiicgHad | إجحـَد |
| You(f) receive! | 'ighadiiicgHady | إجحـَدي |
| You(pl) receive! | 'ighaduiicgHadoo | إجحـَدوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am receiving | 'ana gaehidaacnaa gaeHid | أنا َ جا َحـِد |
| I(f) am receiving | 'ana gaehidaaacnaa gaeHidaö | أنا َ جا َحـِد َة |
| We are receiving | 'ihna gaehideeniicHnaa gaeHidyn | إحنا َ جا َحـِدين |
| You(m) are receiving | 'inta gaehidiicnta gaeHid | إنت َ جا َحـِد |
| You(f) are receiving | 'inti gaehidaiicnti gaeHidaö | إنت ِ جا َحـِد َة |
| You(pl) are receiving | 'intu gaehideeniicntoo gaeHidyn | إنتوا جا َحـِدين |
| He/it(m) is receiving | huwa gaehidhuwa gaeHid | هـُو َ جا َحـِد |
| She/it(f) is receiving | hiya gaehidahiya gaeHidaö | هـِي َ جا َحـِد َة |
| They are receiving | humma gaehideenhumma gaeHidyn | هـُمّ َ جا َحـِدين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is received | huwa maghoodhuwa magHwd | هـُو َ مـَجحود |
| She/it(f) is received | hiya maghoodahiya magHwdaö | هـِي َ مـَجحود َة |
| They are received | humma maghoodeenhumma magHwdyn | هـُمّ َ مـَجحودين |
